| IN THIS CHAPTER A picture in your listing greatly increases the chances of actually selling your itemand also increases the average price you will receive. Adding a picture to your listing is a fairly easy process. Basically, you have to work through the following three steps: 1. | Take a digital photo of your item. | 2. | Edit the image file (so that it looks pretty). | 3. | Upload your image file to a server somewhere on the Internet or use eBay's Picture Services. |
We'll look at each of these steps individually, but first, here's a checklist of what you need in order to take effective pictures for your eBay listings: Checklist: eBay Pictures
| Digital camera |
| Lighting (built-in flash can work) |
| Tripod (optional) |
| Clean space with plain black or white background |
| Scanner (for flat items) |
| Graphics editing software |
| Web picture hosting service (optional) |
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"Mike Sez" | Is there any time when you don't want to include a picture of an item? If the item is nothing more than a black boxor a blank book coverthere's not a lot of point in showing it. However, don't think that if an item is damaged you shouldn't show itjust the opposite! You want bidders to know what they're getting into, regarding damage and flaws, and showing a picture is the best way to do this. |
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